Acute radiation toxicity assessment of a 3-D conformal head and neck radiation treatment technique

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 358-363

  Kearvell, R ^a   Kuan, R ^a   Preston, R ^a   Tanner, P ^a   Buck, H ^a   Hedges, R ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Conformal; Head; Neck; Radiation; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; APPETITE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MOUTH; NECK; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 7044261004     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0004-8461.2004.01319.x     Document Type: Article

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